Small fruits grow on a tree in Morocco, Africa. A type of oil is extracted from these fruits. These oils are so much beneficial for hair and skin that it has heavy demand in the whole world. We know it by the name of ‘Argon Oil’.
This argon oil is used as luxury cosmetics, skin care and hair oil. Due to its huge demand and a lot of price worldwide, it is also called ‘Liquid Gold’. The process of making this oil is so difficult and it is made from the seeds of the argon tree found in a very remote area of Africa. So it is quite rare and expensive.
According to a report by The Independent, Argon Fruit trees are the highest in the forests of Morocco. This is the reason that the argon tree is like an important lifeline for the local women here.
The process of making argon oil is quite difficult
The women of Morocco bring the fruits of the argon from the forest and then grind it in a stone mill and extract its seeds. After two days of hard work, one kilogram of seeds are collected. The price of one kilo of seed is around 3 dollars i.e. 260 rupees.
For centuries, Argon tree has been supporting life in dry hills between the Atlantic Ocean and Atlas Mountains. They have been providing these food to the people and animals around them. Along with this, they keep the soil in their place and have been helping to prevent the desert from spreading.
Argon oils are prepared through cooperative societies
Many cooperative societies work to extract seeds from these trees and send it out in Morcks. There are local women inside these committees, who go from the forest and bring the fruits of the argon and then remove the seeds from it and deposit it in the committees and they are given very less money instead of these seeds.
Oils buy big companies than committees at a very low price
Cooperative societies say that most of the pressure is from rising prices. A one liter bottle is sold for 600 Moroccan Dirham ($ 60) i.e. 5000 rupees, which was 25 Dirham ($ 2.50) three decades ago. Argon -rich products are sold at even more prices abroad. Cosmetics call Argon the most expensive vegetable oil in the market.
That’s why it is called liquid gold
The companies that make these seeds of Argon big cosmetics buy from the village-countryside of Morkers. After this, oil is extracted from fire seeds. The price of 50 mL of this oil ranges from 350 to 400 rupees. The price of 250 grams is 4000 to 4500 rupees and the price of one liter is about 12000 rupees.
In such a situation, it can be understood that what is the role of women living in the remote forests of Africa in making organ oil and why it is called ‘Liquid Gold’.
Argan trees flourish even in opposite weather
These thorny trees can also live in areas with less than an inch of rain and temperatures up to 50 ° C (122 Fahrenheit) annually. They can also withstand drought and their roots are spread for 115 feet (35 meters) under the ground. Goats climb trees, eat their fruits and eventually spread seeds under the regeneration cycle of the forest.
What is its specialty
Argan oils are rich in vitamin E. It is soft by applying dry hair and skin. It protects hair from damage. Some people use it to cure eczema or treat chicken pox.
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